TRAGIC news from Home & Away actress Ada Nicodemou, whose son was delivered stillborn today, about eight months into the pregnancy.

The family this afternoon released the following statement to the media via Channel Seven:

“It is with great sadness that we need to share some news with you. Our baby boy Harrison was delivered stillborn on Thursday 7 August 2014.

“We appreciate your love and support as we mourn the loss of our precious son. We understand we have lived some of our lives in the public eye. But we respectfully ask for privacy at this difficult and extremely painful time so we can grieve and heal.

“With love Ada, Chrys & Johnas”

Happier times. Nicodemou is one of the best-known faces on Aussie TV and an ambassador for Priceline.Source: News Corp Australia

Nicodemou’s two-year-old son, Johnas, was conceived through IVF in 2011 after the Home & Away star and her restrauteur husband Chrys Xipolitas had tried for more than a year to conceive.

CLP cabinet minister John Elferink charged taxpayers more than $45,000 for a ‘study trip’ to the United States over the Christmas holidays, including visits to Cape Canaveral Space Base and Universal Studios.